Creator profile
Paper Cord Shelf, 2026
Designer
Ines Costa
Develops furniture-scale prototypes focused on hinge behavior, repairability, and visible making.
- Based in
- Porto
- Disciplines
- Designer
Ines Costa is a Porto-based designer and maker developing furniture-scale prototypes with visible mechanics and repair logic.
Portfolio
Design & Making works
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Hinge Table Prototype
Ines Costa
A repair-focused furniture prototype built around visible hinge behavior and reversible assembly.
Paper Cord Shelf
Ines Costa
A wall shelf built around bent structure, light tension, and visible repair logic.
Curatorial pathways
Collections
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Material Thinking
Fictional design fixtures focused on repair, assembly logic, and visible material thinking.
7 linked worksOpen collection
About
Statement and biography
Ines develops furniture-scale prototypes that stay close to hinge behavior, repairability, and the evidence of making.